Now in its 17th season, Serious Money, provides a wide variety of financial information including regional business news, as well as covering personal investing and consumer issues. Hosted by Northwest business journalist and financial expert Tom Cox, viewers can turn to Serious Money for useful investment advice and intelligent reporting on personal finance issues that are essential in today's changeable financial environment.

Serious Money features in-depth interviews with regional newsmakers and business leaders, with guests including Jim Sinegal, CEO of Costco Wholesale, Chris Liddell, CFO of Microsoft, Alan Mulally, CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes and Howard Schultz of Starbucks.

The northwest is a hotbed of entrepreneurial activity and Serious Money highlights this by featuring business tips from a variety of large- and small-business owners in the region. The show's "How to Succeed in Business" segments will offer insightful, informative, sometimes humorous glimpses into how these local business leaders have created their own success stories.

Serious Money is a must-see for anyone interested in up-to-date investment strategies, unbiased assessment of Northwest stocks and bonds, and analysis of the performance of the regional economy.